Zurich/ Stuttgart — The Swiss industrial group Artum AG has acquired a stake in EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co KG. One of the sellers is the investment company Cornerstone Capital. Together with long-time managing director Dirk Mälzer, Artum plans to continue the success story of EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG as a hidden champion in a market niche and to further strengthen the current market position of the Eppstein Group in line with its long-term investment approach. Artum was advised by a team led by Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, Partner at Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek.
EppsteinFOILS GmbH & Co. KG manufactures high-quality and extremely thin technical non-ferrous metal foils. The films produced by the company, which was founded in Eppstein in 1852, are used specifically in the fields of medical technology, materials testing, the packaging industry and electronics. Around 100 employees work for the company.
Artum AG is a Swiss industrial group owned by entrepreneurs. Artum has no intention to resell the companies in which it has invested. The long-term strategy is aimed at turning medium-sized companies into powerful and profitable international industrial groups. Since 2001, Artum has built 15 companies into eight industry groups and developed them into market leaders.
Advisors to Artum AG: Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, LL.M. (Lead Partner, Corporate/M&A), Stuttgart
Marcel Behrendt (Corporate Law/M&A), Stuttgart
Dr. Alexander Schott (Corporate Law/M&A), Stuttgart
Dr. Till Naruisch, LL.M (Corporate Law/M&A), Frankfurt
Dr. Frank Baßler (Real Estate Law), Stuttgart
Michael Below (Public Law), Düsseldorf
Dr. Anne Schulz (Public Law), Düsseldorf
Dr. Stefan Jöster (Insurance Law), LL.M., Cologne
Christoph Hexel (Labor Law), Düsseldorf
Dr. Alexander Bork (Labor Law), Düsseldorf
Dr. Markus Klinger (IP/IT), Stuttgart
Dr. Felix Drefs (IP/IT), Stuttgart
Philipp Roman Schröler (IP), Düsseldorf
Fabian G. Gaffron (Tax Law), Hamburg
Dr. Frederik Wiemer (Antitrust Law), Hamburg